As well as being compared against other travel zooms, the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS is also often compared to pro digicams, waterproofs, mirrorless, boutiques and super zooms. The Canon PowerShot SX740 HS's top rivals come from Nikon (such as the Coolpix A1000 and the Coolpix A900) and Sony (such as the Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 and the Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS compared to other travel zoom competitors include: it is newer (july 2018 vs april 2017) and is more popular.
However, on average it doesn't have a touch screen, has a slightly shorter battery life (265 shots vs 295 shots) and doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs digital).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS compared to pro digicam competitors include: it has a slightly wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 28 mm), has a screen which flips out, is newer (july 2018 vs september 2014), is slightly less expensive ($338.00 vs $881.49) and is more popular.
However, on average it has a much smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.17x4.55mm vs nikon CX 13.2x8.8mm), has a much narrower aperture (f/3.3 vs f/1.8), has a slightly lower resolution screen (922k dots vs 1,228k dots), takes much lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 20 MP) and significantly lower maximum light sensitivity (3,200 ISO vs 25,600 ISO).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS compared to waterproof competitors include: it has way more more zoom (40x vs 5x), has a slightly wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 28 mm), has a slightly higher resolution screen (922k dots vs 230k dots), has better image stabilization (lens vs sensor shift) and shoots faster continuously (10 fps vs 0.8 fps).
However, on average it is significantly larger (mid size (110×64×40 mm) vs compact (99×68×24 mm)), is thicker (1.6" vs 0.9"), is significantly heavier (299 g vs 162 g) and is not waterproof.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS compared to mirrorless interchangeable-lens competitors include: it has better image stabilization (lens vs sensor shift), is newer (july 2018 vs august 2017), is slightly smaller (mid size (110×64×40 mm) vs large (144×147×75 mm)), is slightly lighter (299 g vs 997 g) and is more popular.
However, on average it has a slightly lower resolution screen (922k dots vs 1,040k dots), doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs digital), takes significantly lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 20.2 MP), doesn't have a touch screen and doesn't shoot as fast continuously (10 fps vs 60 fps).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS compared to boutique competitors include: it has way more more zoom (40x vs 3x), shoots faster continuously (10 fps vs 6 fps), has a screen which flips out, is newer (july 2018 vs october 2017) and is more popular.
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.3 vs f/2.8), takes significantly lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 24 MP), slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (3,200 ISO vs 51,200 ISO), doesn't have a touch screen and has a slightly smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.17x4.55mm vs APS-C 23.5x15.7mm).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS compared to super zoom competitors include: it is significantly smaller (mid size (110×64×40 mm) vs large (138×102×135 mm)), is newer (july 2018 vs january 2017), is thinner (1.6" vs 5.3"), is significantly lighter (299 g vs 915 g) and is more popular.
However, on average it has a slightly narrower wide angle lens (24 mm vs 21 mm), takes slightly lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 20 MP), slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (3,200 ISO vs 25,600 ISO), doesn't have a touch screen and has a marginally smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.17x4.55mm vs nikon CX 13.2x8.8mm).
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